The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-04
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YIELDS OF THE FIELDS.
THE WHOLE COUNTRY VISITED BY
HELPFUL RAINS.

HELPFUL RAINS.
A Slight Excess of Temperature in
the North and Cooler Weather Than
Usual in the South-The Past Week
Favorable to the Cotton and Wheat
Crops.
WASHINGTON, July 3--The following la
the weather crop bulletin issued to-day by
the signal office for the week ending July 2;
TEMPERATURE
During the week the weather has been
slightly warmer than usual in the Northern
States, the average daily excess being gen
orally less than q, while throughout the
Southern States it was cooler than usual,
the average daily temperature ranging from
30 to p below normal. Throughout the
cotton belt during the week the daily
average was about s. cooler than usual. The
average daily temperature for the season,
from Jan. 1 TO July 2, differs less than i from
normal in all the agricultural districts
except in the Southern States where the
thermal excess previously reported in tho
cotton region has been slightly reduced and
the deficiency on the South Atlantic coast
slightly augmented.
THF RAINFALL
During the week the rainfall has been
slightly In excess in the greater portion OF
the cotton region, and generally from the
Mississippi river westward over the eastern
slope of the Rocky Mountains. Large ex-
cesses for the week, ranging from three to
ten inches, are reported from Southern
Georgia and thence westward to Texas, and
almost daily rains occurred in the Missis.
sippi Valley from the Gulf States northward
TO Wisconsin and Minnesota, thus ending
of the Upper Mississippi Valley. Heavy
rains are reported this morning from the
States Of the Mississippi Valley, and are in
dications for the cotton region, and the corn
tobacco and wheat regions west of the Allie
ghenies. From Michigan and the Ohio val
ley eastward to the Atlantic coast there
was less ram than usual for the week, the
deficiency amounting to about inch. The
large deficiency in the rainfall for the sea-
son, from Jan. to July 2, over the cotton
region is largely the result of the deficiency
of the rainfall during the winter and early
spring months Considered with reference
to the months of May and June, the rainfall
in the greater portion of the cotton region
amounted to from 10 to 80 per cent. of the
average amount of rainfall for that period
during the same months. Less than so per
cent Of the average amount Of rainfall oc-
CURED in the Lower Ohio Valley, Indiana,
Illinois, Southern Wisconsin; Iowa and
Southeast Minnesota. The rains which
have occurred during the past week, and
which continue this morning, are timely,
and will probably improve the condition OF
staple crops.
GENERAL REMARKS.
The reports from the cotton region indi-
cate that the weather during the past week,
owing to the abundant and well distributed
showers has been favorable to cotton,
although its growth may have been slightly
retarded by cool weather.
The weather has been favorable for har-
vesting wheat and hay from the lake region
and Ohio valley eastward to the Atlantic
coast, while in Missouri and the Mississippi
valley showers have delayed harvesting.
The weather has been especially favorable
in the corn region and the recent rains have
extended over the greater portion Of the
corn belt.
Excellent growing weather is reported
from New England and the Middle Atlantic
States, where a large hay crop has been
secured.
THE MEMPgIs COTTON BELT.
MEMPHIS, TENN, July 3.---The regular
monthly cotton report of the Memphis dis
trict, which embraces West Tennessee,
North Mississippi, North Arkansas and
North Alabama, TO be published to-mor-
row by Hill, Fontaine 81 Co., will say: THE
weather during June has in the main been
favorable to cotton. Rain, which was
needed in many localities, fell during the
last three days Of the month and copious
showers have fallen throughout the dis
trict within the past four days, which has
been of material benefit to both cotton and
corn. With rare exceptions our 312 cores
pondents, as rule, report good stands with
the plant forming and blooming we'll The
condition of the crop is not only more favor
able than last year but is on the average
fully two weeks earlier This is a most
promising outlook for cotton. Corn, how
ever, in many sections has suffered from
drought but the indications are that a full
average crop will be raised, more than will
be needed for use within the district and
considerably in excess Of last year"
wHEAT's SHORTAGE. .
CHICAGO, July 3-'rhis weeks issue OF
the Farmers Reriet1 will say: Reports on
the yield Of the winter wheat crop are now
coming in, and thus far corroborate our
previous statement as to the shortage that
might be expected Missouri leads In her
average, and is followed by Illinois, while
the other States have the following relative
positions: Kentucky, Michigan, Indiana,
Ohio. and last Kansas, where the chinch
bugs have done very serious damage
Hon. d. F. Kenner Dead.
NEW ORLEANS, July 3.--Hon. Duncan
II. Kenner, a prominent and representative
citizen. President of the Louisiana Jockey
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